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The Forsyth County News Vol. 10. No. 31. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Read the new legal ads this week. Col. J. P. Fowler attended Dawson Superior Court Monday Tuesday was legal sales day. No property sold. Monday was Court of Ordi nary. Not much business be fore the Court. Mr S. H. Allen and daughters Clara Mae and Imogene spent the week-end in Atlanta. Rev. J. W. Gober filled his appointment at Ebenezer Sun day. Mr. E. F. Smith spent a few days last week in Atlanta on business. Mr. Jim Morgan of near Cor dele spent last week with rela tives around Coal Mountain. Mrs. Ina Mae Tatum and lit tle daughter are visiting rela tives in Atlanta for several days Only two weeks from next Monday until court. 'Get ready to tell 'em where you bought it. Mrs. Lou Rhodes of Murray v;))e is visiti ic, her s>• n, .Mr L and Rhodes, on route 6. Mr. Oda Orr, who has been at work Lexington, is spending a few days with homefolks. Mr. Virgil Kemp spent sever al days last week in South Geor gia on a pleasure trip. Mr. Clarence Harrison of Sycamore spent a day or two of this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Harrison. Misses Lillie Hendrix and Edith Ingram, who are teach ing school at Longwtret spent" the week-end with homefolks. Mr. W. L. Majors and family have moved to town occupying the Col. A. H. Fisher house on Eastern Heights. \ Misses Katharine and Anto nette Merritt are visiting rela tives at Logansville for several days. i Remember the Forsyth Coun ty Sunday School Convention the 15th and 16th at the Baptist church, and try to be on hand. Mrs. Vel Fowler and children have been spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. Abe Wyatt. Rev. C. T. Brown filled his appointment at the Baptist church in town Sunday at elev en and at night. Col. and Mrs. J. P. Fowler and children of Atlanta spent from Saturday until Tuesday with Mr. J. E. Kirby and family Mr. Bill Blackstone left Sat urday for Atlanta to enter the navy. He will be stationed at the training school at Charles ton, S. C. Mr. George Glover has bought the Ed Rhodes farm on route 6. We understand that Mr. Rhodes will move to Mor gan county. The many friends of Mrs. J. L. Kirby will be glad to learn that she is gradually improving after an operation at the Geor gia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. J. L. Johnson is at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. O. Wheeler on route 5 Mr. I. S." Hendrix is acting as janitor at the court house during his ab sence. Thei*e is to be some improve ments made on the David Walk er house near the News office soon. We are mighty glad to know this as it is very badly needed. Mr. G. V. Bagby of near Beth, el has purchased a one hundred ton silo for his farm on the river This will be 'he first ora lo be ( placed in the county 30 far as we are informed I The Hightower Baptist As sociation met with Friendship church Tuesday morning. Tuesday was return day for the August term of court. Not many cases filed. Quite a number attended the teachers examination here Fri day and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Berry Fdwauls and Mrs. W. B. Hughes of At lanta are visiting relatives h->re Mr. M. M. Cox of Marietta is visiting relatives here and in the 1 county. Rev. H. T. Ingram spent the first of the week with Mr. Geo. W. Ingram and family. Miss Ollie Fowler is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Pruitt, near Bir mingham, Ga. Several of the boys stationed at the camps spent the week end with homefolks. Mrs. W. R. Otwell is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hoyt Bran non, in Dawsonville. Mrs. E. H. Tollison and little daughter of Plainfield, are vis iting Mr. Olen Merritt and fam ily. I Mrs. Geo. L. Jones, who has been in Eatonton and Gaines ville for several weeks, is with her sister, Mrs. J. B. Patterson. Mr. Nesbit Strickland left Sunday to enter the navy. He will be stationed at Charleston training school. I The Board of Education held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, transacting some im portant business Mr. Z. T. Collins of Donalson vi'le is spending a few days with relatives here and in the county. Mr. Toy Otwell is sole owner of the Cumming Drug Store now, having purchased the in terest of his brother, Roy Ot well. j Mr. Joe Glover has purchas ed the J. L. Bond place. Mrs. Bond has moved to Alabama to make her home with her brother Mr. Rich Patterson of Camp Gordon, who has been sick with measles at the home of his fath er on route 4, was able to return to camp last week. The Jury Revisors are busily engaged this week revising the jury box. When this work is completed a jury for the Aug ust teim will be drawn. Mrs. Margaret Martin, Mr. Emery Martin, Mrs. Robinson and Lucile Robinson of Gaines ville are visiting relatives on route 6. We have received a letter from Hon. A. H. Woodliff sta ting that he would b*e a candi date for the state senate and that his announcement would appear soon. Mr. L. R. Howard of William son is visiting in the county. He informs us that they have been very dry in his section and that cotton will not make more than half a crop. Mr. Roy Otwell left Saturday for Atanta to take up his train ing in the navy. He will be sent to the Charleston training school this week. Mrs. Otwell will make her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ben nett, in Gainesville. The friends of Mr. C. J. Har bin of near Shady Grove are very anxious for him to make the race for the state senate from this county. Mr. Harbin I is a good man, has had legisla ! tive experience, and we would be glad to have him enter the I race. _, Sunshine In The Mo me, Power In The Life CUMMING, GA., AUGUST 9TH, 1918 LETTERS FROM THE BOYS “OVER THERE.” Somewhere in France. June 11th, 1918. Dear Papa :- I have arrived somewhere in France. Believe me it surely has been a worrysome ride. I was assigned to a Company yes terday morning. Roscoe Echols and myself are in the same Com pany. He is the only one in the Company that I know. Hope we will get to stay together. I am getting along fine, but 1 am a lot too far from hornet It makes me blue to think of m P got along much better with my ride on the ocean than I was ex pepting. I wasn’t sick but 36 hours. Don’t think I would have got sick then but a storm came over and made the boat rock and real. As soon as the storm was over and the sea got calm I got allright. Papa this country is real good scenery. I haven’t seen any wooden buildings since I left U. S. A. It seems to be a good farming country. They raise small grain and hay most ly I want you all to write me soon and all the news you can think of Write whether any more boys have been drafted yet or not Will write you all again when I get rested from my long ride Write soon Send me a letter on the next mail Your son, John H. Burruss. Somewhere in France. July 19*8?’ We'l, I will wrne you all a few lines tonight to let you know that I am well and fair ing fine. I guess you got my card stating that I arrived safe ly overseas. I had a fine trip and didn’t get sea sick at all, and I have seen some mighty fine country since I have been' over here. I can’t give you my address yet, but I am sure I can! in a few days. This surely is a fine place where I am at, and I like it fine. I have a good place to sleep and plenty to eat. I haven’t got time to write much more but will write again in a few days and give you my| address so you can write me. Don’t worry about me for I am well and well satisfied. I will close for this time and write a gair. soon. Your son, Tom Andrews. Somewhere in France. July 11, 1918. Dear Father:- v* , I 4 ;| I will try and write you all a letter this afternoon. lam well as common I reckon. I arrived all o. k. over the seas, and had a lot of experienced life in sold-1 iering on the way over here as well as in service on both sides. I think this is an awful pretty place but I could tell you more about the country I guess if 1 could see you. I am sure I could Well, I guess you are all done work by this time or will be by the time you get this, and I guess you all will be going to your protracted meetings, too I will ask you all to pray for me, too, as well as yourself, as I am far away, but just the same not too far to forget to pray for my | self. I am carrying that testament that Rev. C. A. Wallace gave me in my shirt pockets, and I read a chapter every day and sometimes two a day. I hope and trust that I’ll get to see you all again some day, and I be lieve I will too, for I am willing I and faithful to do my part, and my might, for my country and for self. Well write me all the news. * j Your loving son, S.L. Wallace. Somewhere in France. July 11, 1918. •'ear Broiler :- I am well and hope you all are the same. Say, did you all get that present that I sent you from New Jersey? Well lam sleepy and tired. The sun sets jsPlere about 9:30 o’clock and ;he days are long and the nignts short. So I will have to close for this time, so good bye, Your loving brother, S. L. Wallace. Letter From Heard Orr. July 7th, 1918. Dear mother: I received your interesting let ter yesterday and I sure was glad to receive it. It was one month and twelve days coming over here. The date was May 24th lam well and feeling very good. Today has been a mighty fine Sunday here. I have had a good time today rest ing out under the shades read ing my testament and papers. The papers are printed in Lon don but they are not like the papers from Atlanta. I sure would like to see some more pa pers from home. I got two For syth County News from you a fei)v days ago. I think I read almost; every word in them and sent them to Garrett and Orr. I know they will be glad to see them as well as myself. They are at some town a few (Kilo meters) miles from here. I guess you and all the home folks ar getting on fine. I hope so. I sure would like to have been at the church and heard Bro. Brown preach to day. I guess it will be several months before I will get back home again. Will be back when it is all over, and believe me I am rady to go back to the states when we get the Kiser. I haven’t been at the front yet,' but I hear plenty of big guns all the time, and see lots of fights in the air. J. can’t write much about the war here 1 will tell you all about it when I get back. Tell all the folks around home especially the girls hello for me. I will stop for this time and will write again next week, expecting to hear from you soon and some pa pers too. Your son, Heard Orr. Somewhere in France. Dear Homefolks: We are both well as common hope you all are well. This cer tainly was a fine trip over. Lots of the boys got seasick but I diden’t. Mania we have seen some beautiful county over here am going on father to-mor- ( row. If you all see some of this blotted out it is something that they do not want to send. Tell the people over there that I said not to waste anything that is good to eat for we do not get any too much to eat. We are just about 6 or 7 thousand miles from home. Tell those good people over thee to pray for us that we will gain the victory and get to come back home safe snd sound. Lots of love to everybody. From your son and brothr, Toy McAfee. PROGRAM. Forsyth County Sunday School Convention Baptist Church, Cumming, Ga., Thurs day and Friday, August 15th and 16th, 1918. First Session. [Thursday Morning, Aug. 15th. 10:00 Prayer and praise Ser vice. Led by Rev. C T Brown 10:15 The Sunday School as a Community Asset. By Judge F&tterson. i0:45 Teacher Training—Qftes tion One. By Frof. F’loyd Field, Atlanta, Ga., Teacher Teacher F. O. B. Bible Class St. Paul Methodist Sunday School. 11:15: Song. 11 :20 The Sunday School Cab inet and Its Work. By Miss Daisy Magee, Elementary Superintendent Georgia Sun day School Association. 12:00 Dinner o n the ground. Come and bring a . ?tket. Second Session. Thursday afternoon. 1:45 Prayer and Praise Ser vice. Conducted by Rev. J. 1 W. Gober. 2 :00 The Organized Bible class The answer. By Prof. Floyd Field. 2:30 Reports of County officers President—-Mr. T. F. Davis Secretary—Mr. E . F . Smith. Elementary Superintend ent —Miss Mary Patterson. President .Division No. Mr. T. J. Pirkle. President Division No. 2 —Mr. J. T. Leckie. President Division No. 3 —Mr.E.S. Sherrill. 2:45 Song 2 :50 Four Gates By Miss Daisy Magee 3 :25 Question and answer Per iod. 4:00 Adjourn. Third Session. Friday morning, Aug. 16th. 10:00 Prayer and Praise Ser vice. Led by Rev. F. T. Wills. 10:15 Training the young peo- 1 pie for service through the organized Secondary Divis 1 ion Class. By Miss Ruth Pir kle. 10:45 The Soldier of To-mor row—Question Two. By Prof Floyd Field. 11:15 Song 11:20 The Sunday School—a Great National Force. By Miss Daisy Magee. 11:55 Freewill Offering for the Support of the work. 12 :05 Announcements and Ap pointment of Committees. 12:15 Adjourn. Fourth Session. Friday Afternoon. 1:45 Prayer and Praise Ser- vice Led by Rev. E. S. Sher rell. 2:00 Methods of Teaching By Mr. L. J. Westbrook. 2:35 Address By Prof. Floyd Field. 3:00 Song. 3:05 The Hub of the Wheel. i By Miss Daisy Magee. 3 :35 Question Box. 3:50 Reports of Committee and Election of Officers. 4:00 Adjourn. Hon. John R. Cooper will ad dress the citizens of Cumming and Forsyth county, at th court house in Cumming, on the 17th day of August at 11 o’clock, in the interest of his candidacy for the United States Senate, and every one has a cordial invita tion to come out and hear him discuss the issues of the cam | P ai * n - . . „ I 75c. Per Ye*r. j Committee Met Tuesday. The Democratic executive committee of the county met Tuesday and fixed the esaess ment of candidates for congress at S2O each and representative and senators $5 each. This amount must be paid to the Sec retary not later then 12 noon on Augus 20th, 1918. There being but few candi dates it will be impossible to pi.y the managers for holding the flection. The members of the committee in the (list.icls of the county are requested to make errangments for holding the election and sending in the returns the next day. Blanks and tickets will be furnished the committee in each district in am pie time to hold the election. H. L. Pattrson, i Chm. Pro-tem. Protracted Meeting. At the Cumming Baptist church will begin on Wednes day night of next week, Aug. 14th,. There will be night ser vices only during the remainder of that week and this will be irc'p<b‘d by special prayer meetings on Monday and Tues day nights. The church is asked to to pray earnestly for a genuine re vival and the public generally is cordially invited and urged to attend the meeting. Chas. T. Brown, Pastor. Georgia, Forsyth County. To all whom it may concern r j Mrs. Rebecca A. Roper having made application to me for 12 | months support out of the estate of Chas. F. Roper and appraia | ers duly appointed to set apart j the same having filed their re turn, all persons concerned are | hereby required to show cause 1 before the Court of Ordinary of said county on the first Mon day in Sept 1918, why said ap plication should not be granted. Given under my hand and of ficial signature, this sth day of Aug. 1918. W. J. Tidwell, Ordinary. E. D. Banister of it, 8 was the first Forsyth county boy to lose his life on the battlefield, He was killed in action in the batttle on the Marne July 20lh. Ernest was a g jod boy and we regret to hear of his death, and extend our ten derist sympathy to his loved ones in their ber avement. Ait'iur Neisler was cut by John Dur n Tuesday, Drs. Hockenhull and Lipscomb sewed the wound ; whieh was some 10 inches long Mr. Neisler is resting very well. The Tax Receiver has com pleted his books and forwarded one to the Comptroller General. The taxable values of the coun ty increased about one hundred and twenty five thousand dol lars over last year. Rev. L. A. Henderson and family of Columbus are spend ing this month with his mother on route 7 and other relatives in the county. Lewis is looking well and his friends are always glad to see him. Ed Johnson of route 5, has twenty gallons of good syrup, put up in gallon and half gal lon bottles, which he wishes to sell at 75 cents per gallon. Call to see him if you want to sw'eeten up. Edmondson & Pirkle have some swell canning outfits suit able for home canning and con serving of foods. Don’t let your fruits and vegatables go to ( waste. If properly canned food will keep several years and be good. Mark you this lit will be needed